The Andy Griffith Show

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1960s television series American television sitcom

The Andy Griffith Show is a classic American television sitcom from the 1960s set in the fictional town of Mayberry, known for its gentle humor, small-town charm, and enduring cultural impact.

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The Andy Griffith Show season 1 3
Return to Mayberry 2
The Andy Griffith Show, Season 1 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1960s television series ⓘ
American television sitcom ⓘ
broadcastFormat half-hour episodes ⓘ
character Andy Taylor ⓘ
Aunt Bee Taylor ⓘ
Barney Fife ⓘ
Floyd Lawson ⓘ
Gomer Pyle ⓘ
Gomer Pyle ⓘ
surface form: Goober Pyle

Opie Taylor ⓘ
Otis Campbell ⓘ
composer Earle Hagen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Aaron Ruben ⓘ
Danny Thomas ⓘ
Sheldon Leonard ⓘ
distributor CBS Television Distribution ⓘ
executiveProducer Sheldon Leonard ⓘ
firstAired 1960-10-03 ⓘ
format black-and-white ⓘ
color ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ
lastAired 1968-04-01 ⓘ
locationOfFilming Desilu Productions ⓘ
surface form: Desilu Studios

Los Angeles ⓘ
network CBS ⓘ
notableAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ⓘ
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor
notableAwardRecipient Don Knotts ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 249 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 8 ⓘ
openingTheme The Fishin' Hole ⓘ
originalChannel CBS ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalRunEra 1960s ⓘ
productionCompany Danny Thomas Productions ⓘ
Mayberry Enterprises ⓘ
relatedShow The Danny Thomas Show ⓘ
setting Mayberry ⓘ
settingType fictional small town ⓘ
spinOff Gomer Pyle ⓘ
surface form: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Mayberry R.F.D. ⓘ
starring Andy Griffith ⓘ
Don Knotts ⓘ
Frances Bavier ⓘ
Jim Nabors ⓘ
Ron Howard ⓘ
theme family values ⓘ
gentle humor ⓘ
small-town life ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

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Ron Howard → actedIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Andy Taylor → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Aunt Bee Taylor → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Barney Fife → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Barney Fife → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Return to Mayberry
Barney Fife → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show Reunion
Gomer Pyle → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Opie Taylor → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Opie Taylor → appearsIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Return to Mayberry
Mayberry Enterprises → associatedWith → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
The Fishin' Hole → associatedWith → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Opie Taylor → createdFor → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Gene Nelson → directed → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show (TV episodes)
Gomer Pyle → fictionalUniverse → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show universe
Andy Taylor → firstAppearance → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show season 1
Gomer Pyle → firstAppearance → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Opie Taylor → firstAppearance → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show, Season 1
Mayberry → firstAppearanceIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Aunt Bee Taylor → firstAppearanceInSeries → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show season 1
Barney Fife → firstAppearanceSeries → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show, Season 1
The Fishin' Hole → firstBroadcastContext → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show season 1
The Fishin' Hole → isThemeOf → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Andy Taylor → jobTitle → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sheriff of Mayberry
Mayberry → mediaFranchise → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Andy Griffith Show franchise
The Danny Thomas Show → notableFor → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
this entity surface form: launching The Andy Griffith Show
TV Land Award → notableRecipient → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Andy Griffith → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Clint Howard → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Danny Thomas Productions → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Desilu Productions → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Dub Taylor → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Mayberry Enterprises → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Murray Hamilton → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Rance Howard → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Ron Howard → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Ronald William Howard → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
subject surface form: Ron Howard
Ronald → notableWork → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
subject surface form: Ronald William Howard
Andy Griffith → portrayedIn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Mayberry R.F.D. → precededBy → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Mayberry → settingFor → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Mayberry R.F.D. → sharesCharactersWith → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
The Danny Thomas Show → spinOff → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Mayberry R.F.D. → spinOffFrom → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ
Jean Speegle Howard → workedOn → The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ